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Timeline 1937

1937
2 January Test Match Australia 33-21 England
Test Match Australia 25-28 England 18 January
30 January Test Match Australia 26-28 England
Test Match Australia 31-22 England 6 February
1 April George Barclay is born
England 52-55 The World at Wimbledon 12 April
10 May
Coronation Gold Cup Best Pairs first round at Wimbledon Wembley's Frank Charles & Wally Lloyd and New Cross riders George Newton & Jack Milne score 12 points.
Coronation Gold Cup Best Pairs second round at West Ham home stars Bluey Wilkinson & Arthur Atkinson score 18 points
11 May
14 May Coronation Gold Cup Best Pairs third round at Hackney George Newton & Jack Milne of New Cross score 16 points
Coronation Gold Cup Best Pairs forth round at Belle Vue, Eric Langton & Bill Kitchen score 18 points. 15 May
19 May Coronation Gold Cup Best Pairs fifth round at New Cross. Belle Vue's Eric Langton & Bill Kitchen score 13 points.
Coronation Gold Cup Best Pairs sixth round at Wembley. Eric Collins & Wilbur Lamoreaux of Wimbledon score 15 points 20 May
22 May Bluey Wilkinson and Arthur Atkinson are the Coronation Gold Cup Best Pairs champions. They score 20 points in the last round at Harringay. Belle Vue pair Eric Langton & Bill Kitchen are the runners up.
World Championship QR at Wimbledon won by Wilbur Lamoreaux 24 May
25 May England 20-16 Overseas
Test Match England 55-41 Australia
27 May
29 May World Championship QR at Harringay won Lionel Van Praag
World Championship QR at New Cross won by Jack Parker 2 June
5 June World Championship QR at Belle Vue won by Eric Langton
England 54-53 Overseas Test Match at West Ham 15 June
18 June World Championship QR at Hackney won by Cordy Milne
World Championship QR at West Ham won by George Newton
22 June
30 June London Riders Championship at New Cross won by Jack Milne.
Test Match England 54-54 Overseas at Belle Vue 3 July
7 July World Championship Championship Round at New Cross won by Jack Milne
World Championship Championship Round at Harringay won by Jack Milne 10 July
13 July Test Match Provincial League 53-53 Australia at Nottingham
World Championship Championship Round at Wimbledon won by Ginger Lees 19 July
First meeting in Ayr, Australian Steve Langton beat Roland Stobbart to win the Provost Wills Trophy
Test Match England 43-64 Overseas at New Cross 21 July
24 July World Championship Championship Round at Belle Vue won by Jack Milne
Wimbledon rider Reg Vigor is killed in a crash at Wimbledon 27 July
29 July
World Championship Championship Round at Wembley won by Wilbur Lamoreaux
Test Match Provincial League 29-79 Australia at Bristol
30 July
3 August
World Championship Championship Round at West Ham top scorer Eric Langton won all of his 5 races.
Test Match Provincial League 48-60 Australia at Belle Vue
5 August
10 August Coronation Cup first leg Nottingham 61-23 Southampton competition details
Coronation Cup second leg Southampton 46-37 Nottingham competition details
11 August
13 August
World Championship Championship Round at Hackney Arthur Atkinson is the top man on show with 12 points.
National Trophy Final first leg Belle Vue 70-38 New Cross. competition details 21 August
23 August Test Match England 32-75 Overseas at Wimbledon
Test Match Provincial League 43-64 Australia at Southampton 25 August
National Trophy Final second leg New Cross 62-45 Belle Vue. Belle Vue are the champions competition details
Belle Vue's Stan Hart is killed in a crash at Hall Green Birmingham
8 September Test Match Provincial League 51-56 Australia at Birmingham
Three Team International England 11, USA 15, Australia 10 9 September
30 August England 51-57 USA at Wimbledon, American Jack Milne scored a 18 point maximum.
World Final at Wembley American Jack Milne wins the title with his fellow countrymen Wilbur Lamoreaux Cordy Milne in second and third places. competition details
2 September
11 September Test Match England 50-57 Overseas at Harringay
Nottingham win the Provincial Trophy with Bristol in second place competition details 15 September
17 September Australia 34-37 USA at Hackney
Nigel Boocock is born in Wakefield, England
22 September Australia 34-36 USA at Hall Green, Birmingham
Australia 43-64 USA at Bristol 24 September
28 September London Cup Final first leg West Ham 52-55 New Cross. competition details
London Cup Final second leg New Cross 62-45 West Ham. competition details
29 September
7 October ACU Cup Final first leg Wembley 49-45 Belle Vue. competition details
Belle Vue win the ACU Cup for the forth time defeating Wembley 61-35 in the second leg. competition details 9 October
13 October
West Ham win the National League with Wembley in second place. competition details
Bristol win the Provincial League competition details 16 October
11 December Test Match Australia 26-28 England